Annual audit
looks good overall for Paradise10/24/01PARADISE
-- Independent auditor Diana Cannell gave the town an unqualified
favorable report as she presented the annual audit to the town council
Wednesday evening. As she braved playful teasing from Mayor Lee Atwood
and council members, Cannell told the group that the town looks good
and is even improving. / By Joe Rowley

WNBA's
Cooper equates winning in basketball, life10/22/01"Are
you in it to win it? Or, are you in it to participate?" asked Cynthia
Cooper, Phoenix Mercury head coach, former player for the WNBA's Houston
Comets and guest speaker for a recent USU Arts and Lectures series.
/ By Jennifer Brennan

Lewiston,
egg company to form committee to address fly problem10/22/01"He's
a thinker, a doer." "She's too emotional, not objective enough." City
Council members Wednesday assessed nominations for an ad hoc committee
to tackle the fly problems in Lewiston. Names were tossed around,
but nothing was finalized. / By Jennifer Brennan

North Logan
considers removing mayor's power over hiring, firing10/22/01North
Logan allows its mayor to appoint and fire any city employee without
discussion with or approval from the council. Some members are interested
in learning about and possibly adopting a new form of government where
a council takes on the administrative position of hiring and firing
employees. / By Jessica Kelly

Hyrum resident
urges higher speed limits, fewer stop signs10/22/01Resident
Bruce Gittins proposed at Thursday's City Council meeting to increase
speed limits on several major roads and to remove stop signs from
slow intersections. "Motorists are getting the short end of the
stick," said Gittins. / By Karen Funk

Cyberterrorism:
Is it a threat to us?10/19/01Some
believe future attacks could come in the form of cyberterrorism --
information warfare -- the ability to sow fear and wreak havoc from
the safety of a computer terminal. But the opinions as to how probable
a serious attack could come via the Internet are as varied and wide-ranging
as the terrorist groups that might attempt to carry out such an act.
/ By Aaron Jones

Cache Valley
prepares for the worst10/16/01Residents
of Cache Valley looking for any guarantee that a biological or chemical
terrorist attack couldn't occur in the valley may be disappointed.
Nearly everyone here who has looked extensively into the possibility
echoes what officials on a national level are saying -- that it is
almost impossible to completely defend against such an attack. /
By Will Bettmann

Abandoned
cars, cats concern Mendon council10/16/01MENDON
-- Talk about towing abandoned cars, dealing with abandoned cats and
thinking about a new sprinkler system for city parks took up most
of the Mendon City Council meeting Thursday. / By Hilary Ingoldsby

Anthrax
scare grips Ogden10/16/01Tension
gripped Ogden as police responded to two calls at 9:30 a.m., one from
a marketing company, Market Star, and the other from the Ogden Regional
Center of the state building. Both organizations received suspicious
envelopes containing a white powdery substance. While anthrax is suspected,
the nature of the substance will not be known for the next 48 hours.
/ By Leon D'souza

No quick
solutions to Richmond dog, truck problems10/12/01RICHMOND
- A longtime resident of Richmond bent the ear of the City Council
Tuesday, voicing his complaints about dogs barking at night and trucks
parking where they shouldn't. George Stewart told the council he has
several problems with certain types of vehicles being parked on city
streets that "destroy the rural flavor" of Richmond. / By Nicole
R. Grubbs

River
Heights increases residents' water bills10/12/01Water
will cost a bit more in River Heights after the City Council voted
unanimously Wednesday to pass a 6 percent franchise fee on to the
public. Residents will now have to pay about 50 cents more for their
water, which will make monthly bills almost exactly $10. / By Anna
Brunson

Most
USU students, faculty support attack on Afghanistan, but Muslims raise
questions10/10/01Their
opinions varied considerably, but most Utah State University students
and faculty members polled Tuesday voiced broad support for U.S. strikes
against Afghanistan. "I think the attacks are necessary,"
said Freeman Linton, a junior business administration major. "I
think it's the right time. We can't sit back and wait forever.
/ Leon D'souza and Will Bettmann

LDS conference
interrupted with war news; Hinckley endorses holding evil accountable
10/09/01Thousands
of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints learned
their nation was retaliating, when Church President Gordon B. Hinckley
was handed a note that said George W. Bush had ordered missile attacks
on Afghanistan. Hinckley announced the attack during his address to
assembled church members Sunday. "The terrible forces of evil
must be confronted and held accountable for their actions," Hinckley
said. / By Steve Barfuss

IT'S MEETING
TIME: The
General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
gets under way last weekend in Salt Lake City. / Photo by Steven
Barfuss

Student
group plans Tuesday visits to assess Wasatch-Cache Forest management10/08/01The
Ecological Coalition of Students, in conjunction with natural resources
week at Utah State University, will sponsor several site visits Tuesday
in the Logan Ranger District of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest
to show the effects of management and explore the implications of
future management options.

Millville
council edits voter fact sheet for neutral description of proposed
sewer10/08/01MILLVILLE
-- City Council members Thursday revised a fact sheet on a proposed
city sewer to be sent out to residents under the council's name. Members
revised the fact sheet to eliminate any opinion concerning the sewer
after Councilman Mike Johnson said the fact sheet was biased toward
supporting construction. / By Kyle S. Loosle

Nibley
debates proposed business park10/08/01NIBLEY
-- The City Council once again debated whether to vacate plans for
a proposed business park at Thursday's meeting. A concern was property
owner and resident of Nibley Dave Poulsen not having an easy access
road to his place of business. / By Julie Sulunga

Enhancing
learning, discovery, engagement top Hall's list for excellence at
USU10/01/01"This
is not an inauguration, it is a report of our status," USU President
Kermit Hall said, waving his finger with emphasis. Friday afternoon
Hall gave his state of university address to an assembled crowd of
students, faculty,and staff. The address was the climax of events
marking the inaugural scholarship fund, which now stands at $700,000,
Hall said. / By Steven Barfuss

Youth
Center damage has Smithfield looking looking at punishing any rule-breakers10/01/01After
the damage done to the city's Youth Center, officials are wondering
how far they'll have to go to make users respect city facilities.
The city had just paid $350 to have the building's floor refurnished,
but after the wedding that took place Saturday night there is nothing
left to show for it. Guests wore down the finish, leaving a cloudy
appearance instead of a shine. Also, there was a sticky residue left
on the floor that wouldn't wash out even after two cleanings. /
By Marie Griffin

Features

SHOW ME THE
MONEY:
Indian students celebrate their money-raising ways Thursday at USU.
The students held a cookout on the patio of Taggart Student Center
to raise money for Diwali, the Festival
of Lights, which will be Nov. 10. Pav Bhaji, a sort of sandwich
containing mashed vegetables, was served. In white shirt and white
cap is Deeksheet Doshibala, the events coordinator of the Indian Students
Association; the other student holding money is webmaster Partho Choudhary.
/ Photo by Leon D'souza

Indian
festival of Diwali more than just food and fireworks10/29/01Diwali means
many things to different people. For the Indian Student Association
(ISA) at Utah State University, Diwali presents an opportunity to
share India with the Logan community -- from traditional finery and
the history of a land so ancient and diverse, to lip-smacking cuisine.
/ By Leon D'souza

Who
needs copper wire? India has a plan for cheap phone service for the
masses 10/26/01Making a call
from home is a luxury rural India cannot afford. This is because building
conventional communications infrastructure costs around $1,000 per
home. To break even, telecom operators would have to charge an amount
beyond the reach of most would-be customers.But now there
is an alternative called corDect. / By Leon D'souza

Fling
the cap and find a job10/24/01Graduating from
college can be especially jarring for students who don't have jobs
lined up. A recent study done about college students in Great Britain
found if students graduating from a university did not have a job
within six months of graduating, they typically spent more than a
year without a job in the first three years they were out of college.
But there are some very effective ways that help find a job: Networking
and internships. / By Rochelle
Behling

Family-owned
store in Nibley has been a convenience for the past 20 years10/23/01Bob's Gas Garage
and Groceries may look like just another gas station convenience store
with its fountain drinks, white tile linoleum floors and an array
of items from cat food to oil lubrications, but it's an anchor in
this little town. "There is never a day that goes by when someone
does not come into the store and say, "I am sure glad you are here,"
store manager Becky Johnson says.
/ By Julie Sulunga

Andrew Hong /
Photo by Leon D'souza

Meet
Andrew Hong: the new force helping international and American students
connect 10/17/01Habitually vivacious
and brimming with great ideas, Andrew Hong works behind the scenes
to create programs that add value to Utah State University. This soft-spoken
genius from Korea is the latest addition to the Office of International
Students and Scholars. As programs coordinator, Hong works to promote
interaction between international students and the rest of the campus
community. He recently spoke about the challenges involved in international
education, the recently launched Utah Friends of International Students,
the International Student Council and Aggie Ice Cream. / By Leon
D'souz

Richmond
toymaker turns out 30,000 unbreakable goodies for charity10/17/01 Smiles aren't carved at The Happy
Factory, but the wooden toys produced there bring grins to the faces
of needy children. Roland Anderson, an 80-year-old Richmond resident,
works in his shop approximately 65 to 70 hours per week cutting out
wooden toys that he donates to various organizations to help underprivileged
and sick children. / By Jennifer Pinnock

McDonald's
Monopoly scandal didn't come close to passing 'Go' in Logan10/17/01While the rest of the world
may have been disappointed and even a bit angry when the news broke
in August that McDonald's Monopoly game had been rigged, patrons of
the local McDonald's didn't seem to mind much. They're more concerned
over the lack of twist ice cream. / By Holli Gunnell

Youth
council assists in community, prepares to usher at Olympic exhibitions10/12/01NORTH LOGAN -- Youth councils
give teens a chance to experience how city government works while
focusing on community awareness, leadership and service so they can
have a positive influence in their communities. Right now the North
Logan Youth Council is preparing to assist with events during the
Olympics. Members will be ushering during the hockey and figure skating
exhibitions in North Logan. / By Jessica Kelly

Mayor
the third generation to run Mendon10/11/01The decision to run for
city office was not a hard one for Sydney Larson, whose father and
grandfather both served as mayor in Mendon. "We're old Mendon
stock. I felt a little bit like it was my civic duty to run for office,"
Larson says. / By Hilary Ingoldsby

The setting
sun lights the treetops but not the trail near Wind Cave in Logan
canyon. Fall color has been muted this year, in part because of
the long drought. / Photo by Mike Sweeney

Meet
Jeremy Kidd: Introducing the USU student running for City Council10/01/01 Jeremy Kidd is resourceful,
innovative and inspired. A self-starter with an appetite for public
policy, Kidd comes across as an energetic campaigner with a keen grasp
of the issues. He communicates his vision with a passion, holding
his audience captive with his glittering eye. Kidd is running for
City Council seat number 5 in Tuesday's elections. And he's spending
nothing on his campaign! Kidd is contributing all money raised by
his campaign to the relief effort for the victims of the terrorist
attacks. / By Leon D'souza

Sports

USU
wins one the hard way, hanging on against Central Florida10/29/01
For the Aggies, nothing ever seems to come easy. Not even when they
win. As the USU football team opened a 17-0 lead over Central Florida
in the first quarter, it seemed as if the Aggies would not have any
trouble against the Golden Knights. / By Doug Layne

Aggies
erase 27-point deficit for first victory of the year10/22/01It
seemed for 30 minutes that the Aggies had no answer Saturday for Idaho
State, as they had only 163 yards at halftime compared with the Bengals'
248. Emmett White was held to only 57 yards as well. "It looked like
we had never played together," USU Coach Mick Dennehy said. "We just
dug ourselves into a hole." / By Doug Layne

Club
volleyball team aims for national title10/15/01 Building
on the success of previous years is the goal of this year's Utah State
University men's club volleyball team, says club president and Blue
Team coach Adam Longmore. "Our goal is to win the national championship
for both Division II and III. I think we can do it," Longmore
said. / By Brian Carter

Aggies
stick with Ducks until turnovers end rally10/01/01 Saturday,
quarterback Jose Fuentes, and the Aggies were haunted with turnovers
as Fuentes threw four interceptions into the hands of players from
the University of Oregon. The turnovers proved costly as the No. 6
Ducks -- the highest-ranked team ever to play in Logan -- won, 38-21.
/ By Doug Layne

A
post-modern tale of loss10/23/01The red disk
went in the slot, my computer made a happy buzzing noise. Then an
angry sign appeared: Access Denied, A:/ drive inaccessible.
Windows continued popping up, each denied me that which I longed for.
A whole year's work: my thoughts, my dreams, my masterpieces, my homework,
the miraculous and the mundane, two scholarship essays, a resume,
a thesis, and the blasted Tinnemyer paper. /
By Alisha Geary

We
are all connected to the events of September 1110/23/01
"When I looked out the widow, all I could see was black smoke rising
above the Pentagon," Poulson said. "I was just there five minutes
ago." Poulson and his family moved from Logan two years ago to study
law. He and his family, like many people are, in one way or another,
connected to Logan. / By Greg Hatch

Banning tobacco
is feasible and preferable to the continued slow march of death10/19/01
When I think of my great-grandfather, I think of his pipe. It always
lay in the ashtray next to his armchair, waiting to be used. The last
time I saw him, I was 9 years old. Since they didn't allow children
in the hospice, he came to the mirrored window to look at us. With
the reflection of the parking lot in front of him, he looked almost
like a ghost. He raised his hand and waved at us. The oxygen tube
gave his smile an eerie awkwardness. / By Matt Flitton

Terrorism's
not the only threat to our freedom10/18/01
Despite all of the efforts to sustain America's freedom, can we be
confident that our freedoms are really being protected? Unfortunately
the answer is no. There are other threats and they lie in our own
nation, and even closer to home, on our own campus, where extensive
policies that affect all of us are being made. / By Mica
McKinney

To counter
terrorism, America needs a broader defense agenda10/16/01
Terrorism is a growing threat to the security of the United States.
The troika of high technology, uninhibited criminals and ready cash
has come together to create a lethal synergy that threatens large
segments of the American population. There is a critical need to revisit
and refine U.S. policy to combat terrorism. / By Leon D'souza

Understanding
the mind games: another plea to save the ABM Treaty10/09/01
A senior U.S. official told the Washington Post Foreign Service in
Moscow that the Bush administration is prepared to press ahead with
a unilateral withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
to build a missile defense system. "If anything, the likelihood
of unilateral withdrawal has increased," the official said. /
By Leon D'souza

YOUR VIEW

What the
Mahatma says about war: It's not that simple10/10/01Mohandas
K. Gandhi is complete in his opposition to the use of raw force as
a means of solving the problems of this world; at the same time, his
adherence to "ahimsa" does not mean that he is not cognizant
of the fact that in a situation of moral dilemma, different yardsticks
may apply to different people. / By Partho Choudhury

A new 'do before
"I do":
Billie Loosle, a bride-to-be, gets her hair styled by Heather Langford
of Swiss Renaissance Salon & Spa at the Fall in Love Wedding Festival,
Saturday at the Coppermill Banquet Room. Swiss Renaissance styled
future brides' hair to give them ideas of how to wear their hair on
their wedding day. Another Wedding Festival will be in January. /
Photo by Jennifer Pinnock

'Riding
in Cars with Boys' pointless and distracting for only 1 1/2 stars10/31/01
This time around, Director Penny Marshall attempted to make a slightly
different kind of movie with Riding in Cars with Boys. I say
this not only because it is not really a feel good movie, but also
because the movie doesn't feel like or have the same quality that
viewers have come to expect from Marshall. / By Bryce Casselman

'Bandits'
fresh, funny and worthy of 4 stars10/31/01
The best way that I can describe Bandits, the new movie by
producer Barry Levinson (A Perfect Storm, Sphere) is to think
of the most obsessive-compulsive nerd from your high school, team
him up with the coolest guy in school and then send them on one of
the most successful chain of bank robberies in the history of the
country. / By Bryce Casselman

Cinnamon
Brown and the Eskimos: Logan band on the move10/23/01
Whether he's onstage with hundreds of people dancing to the music
emitted by his band or playing on the back porch, Quinn Brown of Cinnamon
Brown and the Eskimos is right at home. With the band's four-year
anniversary around the corner, Brown finds himself a little retrospective.
/ By Steve Barfuss

Review
of 'Who Moved by Cheese': Too much cheese for thought10/18/01
Dr. Spencer Johnson is the best-selling author of Who Moved My
Cheese, a book about recognizing and dealing with change in our
everyday lives. The book is remarkably short on credible analysis
and brilliant mantras for better living in the face of change.
/ By Leon D'souza

Latest
Ani Defranco release appeals to all fans10/12/01
Ani Defranco has done it again. After 13 albums under her independent
Righteous Babe record company in the last decade, Defranco still finds
new ways to bring her personal experiences and ideas on society to
life in her latest release, Revelling and Reckoning. / By Hilary
Ingoldsby

LDS
film festival deadline is Monday10/11/01
The festival is the first of its kind: a traveling film festival that
focuses mainly on LDS filmmakers around the world. Christian Vuissa,
the festival initiator, says any short film, video or screenplay that
deals with the human experience in a sensitive and honest way is accepted.

'Don't
Say a Word' like a bad roller coaster10/08/01
The movie begins with a flawless bank robbery, setting you up to believe
that the bad guys in the film are brilliant, or at least pretty smart,
but as the film progresses, they lose and repeatedly fail to get the
very gem back that they stole in the first place. Not a bad premise,
but it's too fast and too unfulfilling. / By Bryce Casselman